The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-12-09
THE LEBANON NAIL SERVICE.

Prior to the establishment Of mall ser
vice on the Narrow Gauge railroad from
Woodburn to Coburg,the mail service be
tween Lebanon and Albany consisted Of a
daily mail carried by ssage,maklng around
trip each way. The service was very sat
isfactory to the people and very few com
plants were made. When the service was
established on the Narrow GAge from
Woodburn to coburg, the daily service by
stage between Albany and Lebanon was
ordered discontinued, and Lebanon was
ordered 10 be supplied by daily stage
service from Spicera point on the Narrow
Gauge about six miles from Lebanon.
Now, mail deposited In the Albany post.
Office for Lebanon is sent on the o. x C..
railroad TO Woodhurn, about forty or fifty
miles from Albany. From thence Il Is
sent on che Narrow Gauge railroad to
Spicer, and as before stated by stage from
Spicer to Lebanon. II requires two 10
three days to get letter from Albany to
Lebanon or from Lebanon to Albany.
Business men whose interests would suffer
BY such uncertainties and delays are com.
PEELED to resort to Wells Fargo & Co.'S ex-
press, who have service on the line OF
the Lebanon Branch Of the o. x {. that
makes tive trips day between Albany
and Lebanon. The newspapers In this
city arc carried to Lebanon by express in
stead Of by mail In order that they may
reach subscribers in reasonable time. This
causes considerable extrgexpense TO those
who are thus compelled to use the express
instead OF the mail. Petitions have been
aent to the postofice department at Wash.
ington asking that daily mail service be-
tween Albany and Lebanon be established
on the o. s. c. railroad, and In case this Is
not done, then that the old star route ser.
vice BY daily stage be restored. Seeing
that the public interest demanded the
granting Of these petitions, the editor OF
the DEMocRAr addressed letter to Hon
lI.H. Mitchell, ,one of our Senator'S At Wash.
ington, asking him to lend a helping hand
to secure this much needed change In the
mail service. Senator Mitchell replies a,
follows
WASHINGTON d. C., Nov. ssth, 1887.
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Editor State Rights DemOcraf,
Albany, Oregon.
My DEAR SIR :--I am In receipt this
morning of your communication of 18th
inst relative to the unsatisfactory condi.
: ton of the mail service between Albany
, and Lebanon. II will give me great pleas.
"A. 1. a. 4.
attention. rightly understand, however
the difficulties with which we have 10 con
{ tend here at this time. When service wal
/. put on the Narrow Guage, Mr.. Knott, ,snt
1 Asst. Postmaster General, immediately
cut off all cross-serviee in the Willamette
Valley-for instance from Albany, Jeffer
c son and Salem, east, as well as some other
E minor routes, and he seems determined to
not reinstate II. Since my arrival here
within the past week have had a confer
ence with him, urging the re-eStablish.
ment of the service between Salem and
c Macleay, a distance of 7 miles. HE ha'
not vet acted upon II and seems to hesitate
think had better not make 4 move In
the Albany Lebanon matter until your
: petitions arrive, and Il will be much better
IL these petitions can be sent directly to
; me, as otherwise they are liable to 90 into
: the pigeon holes In the department and
have adverse orders made before know
they are here. ! will do everything In my
IpowcF in the matter. ] am,
Very truly yonrs,
JoHN III. MITCHELL
p. S.-The service should be established
on the o. & G. road to Lebanon, and
think ! can get this done.
Yours truly,
]. II. NJ.
From the above letter II will be seen that
there is some hope that this change in the
mail service will be made. The conduct
of the postal department In the matter 50
far is little less than outrageous, and the
people may yet be called upon to speak in
unquestioned tones about the imposition to
which they are subjected by the postoffice
department.